Health officials with the CDC announced broad changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, but local medical professionals in New York will not be straying away from childhood vaccination policies in the state.

Mandated vaccinations for children attending school will remain in place, said New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald. Federal officials have removed some shots.

The NYSDOH announced that the state's existing childhood vaccination policies remain unchanged after the U.S. reduced the number of vaccines it recommends for every child.

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The New York State Dept. of Health has confirmed that the State's childhood vaccination policies remain unchanged despite recent federal revisions to immunization recommendations.

Child vaccination policies and school immunization requirements are not changing in New York State.Tuesday’s message from Health Commissio

Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 diseases, not 17, citing standards in other wealthy nations.

At least 11 million people have gotten sick, and 5,000 people have died from the flu this season as vaccination rates wane: CDC

And cases likely haven’t even peaked yet, thanks to a new “super variant” of the H3N2 virus known as “subclade K.” Flu season typically peaks in January, according to the state health department, and cases rise in December as families and friends gather for holidays.